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ALEXANDER GRMICHEL, OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND. Letters Patent VNo.. 62,002, dated Februar 12, 1867.

. TO ALL WHSM IT MAY CONGERN: y

Be it known that I ALEXANDER GARMxcBnI'.,.of Westerly` in the county o-f Washington, and State of Rhode Island, nave invented certain new and useful improvements in Tea-Pots, applicable also to co`ee-pots and 'analogous vessels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description'thereof. v

My invention relates to me'ansffor preventing the clicking orclogging of the escape passage by the tea fleaves, or other solid matter in the vessel. I will iirst describe what I consider the best means of carrying out my invention, and will afterwards designate the points which I believe te be new. The accompanying drawings form a part of' this specification. l

Figure I is a longitudinal section; and Y Figure 2 is a cross-section of' a tea-pot constructed according to my invention. Similar letters of reference indicatevlike parts in all figures. 'Iints nre employed merely to aid in distinguishing parts, and do not indicate material. The material may be of 'various lrnds, but I prefer iron or copper platedwith tin or with some f the precious meta-ls. -i y e A is the bodyof the tea-pot, and A1 the nose. The communication between the interior of the-pot andr th e u i nose is permitted through small holes, as' indicated by a. B is a perforated slide adaptedp'to fit on the interior of the pot. A, and to cover the' openings a. An arm ot' stout wire. b, extends upwards from the plate B a short distance, and then'extends horizontally outward through the slot ax in the front of the tea-pot.4 A2 is ajtight` casing'which surrounds the slot al, and extends upward around the wire b to a level above the top of the coifeepot.l It will be perceived that this construction allows the plate B to be operated, and moved upward and down- 'ward by means of thelwire b, by acting: at its upper extremity with any Asuitable force, while the casing A ,prevents the escape of any of the tea. is asliding case surrounding `the exterior of the case A2, and united tir'ml'y to the top of the' wire b by means ofthe nut bh I) isV a spiral spring mounted' in an annular space between the exterior of' the casing.A2'and the interior of the movable casing C.- It tends to ineifaseits length.

Its ripper end abuts against a. ange, A3, at the top of the casing A2.' Its lower end-abuts against an internal ilang'efGhrnear the bottom of the casing C. The .force of the spring D therefore t'ends-to. bring the plate-B f always to the lower extremity of its motion, isa frame, of plated wire or other suitable material," loosely' encircling the'pper portiomof the tea`-pot,.pivoted to the` tea-pot at thepoints A4 A4. This frame serves as a lever, by turning upon 4the pivots A. fIt'srear side carries a thumb-piece, E. Its frontface carries the 4arms EZB, which take hold of the pivots-C2 Cifixed on the sides of the casing C. When the thumb-piece E1 is depressed by the action of -the thumb, the'. pla-te B. is moved upward 'in the interior of the tea-pot, and when it is released. the plate B resumes its position `at the lower extremity of its motion'. It is therefore easy to move the platoB. up and down as man'y times as is necessary, either while' the tea is at rester whilethe tea is being poured..` I find by experiment that its action'lis very etiicient in preventing the clogging of the apertures I can pour continuously and freely from my t'eapot under all'.ordinnry circumstances. I'have described the device as 4a tea-pot. It will serve Vwith -or without obvious modifications, which will '.often be desirablle for clearing thev strainers of any analogous vessels. Its act-ion isgentle,5 is'exactly `at. the'point wherc itisfngeded, and does notv l `.ppreciahly n-gitate the lgrounds or any foreign matter which may lie Aat the bottom of the vessel. The/spring I) may be adapted topperate in a' reverse direction if preferred. A5 is' a crossbnr,-which may be'used with goed effect if necessary to prevent the holes'in'the plate B from becoming at all encumbcred by tea-l eavos. I have generally found that a smart-vertical movementof the plate B will always clear it, but this bar will insure its doing-so even if the motion is4 less rapid.

Some of the advantages due to certain features of my invention may be separately enumerated ns follows: first, by reason of the fact that the clearing plate B acts in the plane of the perforated surface, a'n'd immediately' adjacent thereto, I am able to clear the passages by a slight motion, and without agitating the general contents of the vessel; second, by reason of the fact that the casingA2 is tight, `and extends louutwardand` upward from the slot ato a level above the top ofthe tea-pot, I mn able to prevent the escape of tea around 'the wire I), or .its equivalent, without tlieneccssity for any tight fitting or accurate workmanship; third, 'by reason of-theifact that the spring D operates the plate B in one direction, I am able more conveniently and rapidly. to vibrate the plate whih.I in the net' of pouring thi.` tea; fourth, by reason of the factthat the lever E i's employed in connee` V.

tion withithe other parts es represented, I am able to operate the plate B b and without in anywise obstructing the removal of the cover and Having novv fully described my invention, to ,secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. I claim the plate B, arm b, and slot al, nrrnged relatively to the body A, and the exit holes a, substantially as specified.

2. I claim the case AZ, combined and arranged as represented, and extending upward from the slot al to a.

level nbove the top of the tee-pot, substantially as and for Athe purposeherein specified.

3. I claim, in' combination with the clearing-plate B, arm b, and casing A2,' or their respective-equivalents, the spring D, adapted to operate 'substantially in the manner'nnd'for the purpose herein set forth.

4. I claimthe lever E, arranged to operate in combination with the clearer B, and the several connections, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified. u

y the same hand as holds the ten-pot, the cleaning and wiping of the interior. whatl claim as new in tea-pots and analogous vessels, and desire Y LEXAN DER vCARMICHEL Witnesses:

EDWIN A. ScHoLFI-ELD, WILLIAM P. CoY. 

